Metallic roofing.



E W. BRAGUE.

METALLIC ROOFING.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 2.1911.

1,295,107. Patented Feb.25,1919. v

INVENTOR.

EVERETT WESLEY BRAGUE, OF CLARINGTON, OHIO.

METALLIC ROOFING.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Feb. 25, 1919.

Application filed June 2, 1917. Serial No. 172,396.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EVERETT WESLEY BRAGUE, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Clarington, county of Monroe, and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements -in Metallic Roofing, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to metallic roofing, and has for its object to provide a roof of such type, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, with a series of interengaging sections having means to facilitate the extending of one section into the other to a telescopic lap joint at the opposing ends of the said sections.

A further object of the invention is to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, an overhanging L-shaped flange at one side of each section of the roof; to set up one end of said flange with means to facilitate the entrance therein of one end of the flange of an adjacent section, and further the locking of the inter-engaging ofthe ends of said flanges together. i

A further object of the invention is to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, each roofsection having one end provided with an L-shaped flange so that when two sections are placed in inter-engaging position, the horizontal leg of the flange of one section will overlap the end of the other section, and the vertical leg of the flange can be bent to overlap the said horizontal leg and also said last mentioned section.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a metallic roof which is simple in its construction and arrangement, readily and conveniently set up, strong, durable, having lap joints to prevent leakage, and comparatively inexpensive.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists of the novelconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter more specifically described, wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modifications can be resorted to which come within the scope of the claim hereunto appended.

In the drawings wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a portion of a metallic roof in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is a section on line IIII Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a section on line III.III Fig. 1.

Fig. 4; is a side elevation broken away, of

one of the roof sections.

Fig. 5 is an end view of one of the roof sections.

Fig. 6 is a plan of a blank from which the roof section is formed. p

The sections of the roof are similar in construction with this exception, that some are of greater length than the other. The

sections of greater length are termed main sections and the other auxiliary sections. The main sections are indicated at 7 and the auxiliarysections at 8, and these latter sections are employed for what may be termed breaking joint, as the joints between one row of sections are staggered with respect to the joints between the sections of an adj acent roW, due to the manner of setting up the'long sections of the rows relatively to each other, and the joining of the shorter sections to the ends of the longer sections.

Each main and'auxiliary section consists of a bottom or body portion 9, having-one end formed with an L'-shaped flange consisting of a single horizontal leg 10, and a pair of opposed vertical legs 11. The horizontal leg 10 projects from the bottom of the outer vertical leg and the inner vertical leg projects upwardly from the bottom 9. The length of the vertical legs is less than the width of the bottom9 and one end of said legs is beveled as at 12.

The bottom 9 at one side is formed with an upright longitudinal flange 13, of the same length as the bottom and of greater height than the legs 11. The other side of the bottom 9 has an upright overhanging -shaped side flange of a length equal to the length of the bottom. Said L-shaped flange com rises a pair of opposed vertical legs 14, bent upon themselves, as at 15, to overhang. The inner leg 14 projects upwardly from the bottom 9, and the outer vertical leg at one end is cut away, as at 16. to provide a clearance for the entrance of an L-shaped side flange of an adjacent roof section. Projecting laterally from the lower end of the outer vertical leg 14 is a horizontal leg 17.

The side L-shaped flanges are of greater height than the flanges 13.

Referring to Fig. 6, the blank from which a roof section is formed consists of a rectangular sheet 18, having an oblong extension 19,

at one end. The sheet 18 at one end is formed with a rectangular notch '20, which provides the clearance formed by one end of an outer leg 14. The dotted lines 21 indicate at what 5 points the sheet is folded to provide the flanges.

l/Vhen one section of a row is set up relative to an adjacent section of a row, or when a section 7 is set up to associate witha sec- 1 tion 8, thatend of the section 8 not provided with a flange is passed under the end of a section 7, and with the end of the L-shaped side flange of said section 8 between the opposed vertical legs, at one end thereof, of the L-shaped side flanges of the section 7, as illustrated in Fig. 3, and with the horizontal leg of the L-shaped side flange of the section 8 positioned under .the horizontal leg of the side flange of the section 7. The cutaway portion of 16 permitting of this interengaging position of the-sections, and when in such, position the horizontal leg 10, of the section 7 will overlap one end of the bottom of the section 8. It will be assumed that each row of roof sections consists of but two, and that the sections several rows have been set up in the manner as stated, now to couple the rows together; the L-shaped side flanges of an adjacent row are positioned relative to the side flanges 13, of the other row, in such a manner, thatthe said sideflanges 13 will extend under the over-hang of said L-shaped side flanges which will overlap the inner faces of the side flanges 13, see Fig. 2, after which the overhang is clenched to said flanges 13. The horizontal legs 10 of the end flanges are secured inposition by nails, as at 22, after which the vertical legs 11 are bent over the horizontal legs 10, as shown in Fig. 1.

If desired the horizontal legs 17 of the sections may be fixedly secured in position. The horizontal legs of the L-shaped side flanges each constitute water run-ways in case water is forced or leaks under a roof section onto the leg 17, and the latter is pro vided with a small lengthwise bead 17 which will cause the water to flow down over the alining legs17 to the eaves or to any other point towhi'ch the alining legs 17 are directed. r 1 1 What I claim is: V v y A metallic roofing section comprisinga rectangular body ortion, an -L-'shaped side flange integral therewith and formed of a pair of opposed vertical legs and a single horizontal leg rojecting from the bottom of the outer vertical'leg and provided with a bead extending the inner length thereof,

said flange of a length equal to the length of the body portion, said outer vertical leg having the upper portion of one end cut away.

to provide a rectangular opening forming a clearance, said vertical leg having an outward overhang at the top thereof, a vertical flange integral with the other side of said body portion and of-less height than said side flange, an L-shaped flange integral with one end of said body portion and formed of a air of vertical legs anda single horizontal leg projecting from the bottom of the j' outer of said vertical legs, said end flange, of less height than said side flanges and having one upper corner of the vertical legs beveled.

In testimony whereof I affix mysignature in the presence of tWo witnesses.

EVERETT WESLEY BRAGUE. i Witnesses:

LnnLLA H. SIMoN,

MAX H. Snonovrrz.

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